Rail professionals

We hold network rail to account for delivering what it promised – at the amount it agreed to do it for – and we require it to meet its obligation to provide a safe, high-performing, and efficient railway.

Advice on what railway industry occupational health diseases that must be reported to us under RIDDOR can be found on this page.

This page contains a list of fatalities, serious injuries and serious dangerous occurrences that need to be notified to us by telephone.

An overview of the effects of work on health in the UK and the costs to employers and society and advice on how these health effects can be prevented and where to go for more information.

An outline of the rail accessibility legislation enforced by the ORR.

Overview of how we will process applications for safety-related approvals.

This page contains a list of entities in charge of maintenance (ECM) certificates and links to the certificates issued by us up to 3 May 2018. Responsibility for the surveillance of these ECMs has now been transferred to other certification bodies.

Information and advice for passengers on station safety issues such as platform gaps and stepping distances.